Originally Posted by
LAfrequentflyer
I don't like your candor on this matter. It confuses me. Are you serious?
Would others please speak - up and tell what life on the line is like.
-LAFF
I routinely hand-fly departures up to 15K+
Most people turn off the A/P when configured and established on final, but I often start hand-flying some ways out with the airplane clean. You can normally have as much or as little fun as you want. Of course the A/P has to be on in the flight levels at most companies, but there's nothing going up there anyway.